Rade Opacic to Face Iraj Azizpour in Pivotal ONE 165 Match

Victory could position Serbian heavyweight for a shot at ONE Championship gold

• Serbian heavyweight kickboxer Rade Opacic is set to face Iranian Iraj Azizpour in a crucial match at ONE 165 on January 28 in Tokyo, Japan.
• Opacic has won six of his last seven fights in ONE Championship, including two straight now over elite opposition in Giannis Stoforidis and Guto Inocente.
• Azizpour, meanwhile, has three wins in the promotion and one knockout victory.
• Opacic believes that a victory over Azizpour at ONE 165 could net him a shot at ONE Championship gold.
• The heavyweight kickboxing belt is currently vacant, but Ukraine’s Roman Kryklia holds the Muay Thai equivalent, which is also an option for Opacic.

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